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[Agora Report] 1938 Ψ

Section Ψ Season of 1938 ... Eugene Vanderpool ... Finds from Section Ψ span from Turkish down to the Neolithic and Geometric times. Several wells and cisterns from various periods were found and explored. The most extensive remains in the section belong ... 24 Jan-18 Jun 1938 ... Finds from Section Ψ span from Turkish down to the Neolithic and Geometric times.

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[Agora Report] 1953 Συνοπτική Έκθεσις Πεπραγμένων

Συνοπτική Έκθεσις Πεπραγμένων ... Sophokles Lekkas ... This report, written in Greek by the chief foreman of the Agora excavations, is a synopsis of supplementary work that took place in and around the excavation area. The works included, among others, demolition ... 22 Sep 1952-31 Jan 1953 ... The works included, among others, demolition and reconstruction of buildings related to the excavations, building new roads, transporting finds, and back filling of trenches.

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[Agora Report] 1998 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 1998 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Most work this year was concentrated to a new area at the extreme northwest, where a modern building had been demolished. Fill from modern to Byzantine times were excavated. The principal feature uncovered ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 1998 ... A second chamber tomb was found a bit further north, rich in finds, including two bronze daggers and one knife blade.

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[Agora Report] 1937 Υ

Section Υ 1937 Excavation Summary ... Rodney S. Young ... Section Υ had suffered from modern leveling operations and in some parts there were no visible antiquities. In the southeast corner were traces of Proto-Geometric grave cuttings. Excavation revealed the ... 1 Oct 1936-24 Apr 1937 ... In addition, a Hellenistic chamber cistern was dug and amongst the finds were several stamped amphora handles.

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[Agora Report] 1939 ΝΝ

Section ΝΝ Season of 1939 ... Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939 ... The most important group of finds is the pottery from the archaic graves.

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[Agora Report] 1992 Excavations

Report on Excavations in the Athenian Agora 1992 ... T. Leslie Shear, Jr ... This is a report on the archaeological excavations in the Athenian Agora during 1992. The investigations continued in two areas: on the south side of Hastings Street and along the north side of Hadrian ... 8 Jun-7 Aug 1992 ... A well, first used in the Roman period and then reused in the Byzantine period ,was dug and produced a large number of finds, amongst them a herm head from the Classical period.

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[Agora Report] 2012 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2012 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in four areas during the 2012 season: three in the area of the Painted Stoa at the northwest corner of the Agora (sections ΒΗ, ΒΖ, ΒΘ), and one in the Panthenaic Way (section ... 11 Jun-3 Aug 2012 ... Remarkable finds were an almost complete black-figured lekythos, and a tiny electrum coin.

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[Agora Report] 2009 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2009 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were conducted in four sections: Γ, ΒΘ, ΒΗ and ΒΖ. In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2009 ... A well in the courtyard was emptied, and the finds recovered indicate a domestic or commercial use of the buildings.